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Photo by Sten Porse / CC BY-SA 3.0

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Native to the region

Full shade to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 2 to 7


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Photo by born1945 / CC BY 2.0

Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Native to the region

Full shade to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9


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Photo by liz west / CC BY 2.0

Rocky Mountain Maple

Acer glabrum

Native to the region

Full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9


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Photo by red.raleigh / CC BY 2.0

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


Note: Not recommended as a landscape tree. Better suited for unvisited hedgerows and shelterbelts.


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Photo by Stephen Horvath ​/ CC BY-ND​ ​2.0

Southern Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9